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The blog about industrial design in the bike industryWed, 01 Nov 2017 08:59:45 +0000hourly1https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.1By: Lachlanhttp://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-3571
Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:35:40 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/#comment-3571Hi James, i love your blog, i need help designing a modern penny fathing which would be smaller and great for combined train-bike journeys because it would have a very short wheel base, can you help me? lachlanbrettbrown@yahoo.com.au
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Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:55:42 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/#comment-3565Now that I look at it, the folding bike is really interesting, too. I like the split-crank concept, it's a nice solution to a problem cropping up on a prone bicycle I'm designing.

From the looks of it, the wheelbase on the city bike is not too much smaller than that of a regular folding bike, but instead of having 16" wheels, it has 26" wheels, so there's 10 fewer visual inches in between. But I think the premise of the reduced wheelbase is to improve the turning circle for urban environments. Not sure how that pans out in the real world, but it does look like they put at least a bit of thought into it.

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Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:20:23 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/#comment-3563Are these bicycles supposed to be show-types or actual purpose driven designs? I can't imagine the one with the really short wheelbase being anything other than a circus bike?
]]>By: Andrewhttp://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-3562
Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:00:01 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/#comment-3562It's kind of interesting how the time-trial version is very much a gussetted mixte-style frame. Rare that you see a design like that in a real performance context.
]]>By: Mikehttp://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/comment-page-1/#comment-3561
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 03:00:18 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/#comment-3561I really enjoy this blog, especially looking at the new bike tech. I thought, if you havn't seen it, you might post something about this new training wheel, i thought it was cool http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbfe2_2DDc0
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Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:38:32 +0000http://bicycledesign.net/2009/12/new-bikes-from-le-batard-and-a-few-old-ones/#comment-3558A few months ago, Pierre sent me a message about Paris Bike Days, a small bike show that was held for the first time in April. The steel frame Le Batard bikes are based on prior designs by Hanard, who is pictured here with one of his custom creations.bike for sale
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